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Auction 145, Lot 113

"Nord-America. Entworfen u Gezeichnet von F. von Stulpnagel", Perthes, Justus

Subject: North America

Period: 1873 (dated)

Publication: Stieler's Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15.2 x 12.2 inches
38.6 x 31 cm
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A handsome map with crisp engraved lines in the typical German style. Extends to include all of Mexico, the Caribbean and the northern portion of South America. Alaska is named, and the Dakotas are still a single territory. Attractive hand coloring delineates the colonial holdings of the English, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, French and Spanish. Surrounded by an attractive keyboard style border.

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Condition: B+

Clean and bright with an archivally repaired centerfold separation at top that extends 0.5" into the image and a few tiny pinholes only visible when held to light.

Estimate: $75 - $100

Unsold

Closed on 6/12/2013

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